Type-setting and line-casting machine.



H.DEGBNER. TYPE SETTING AND LINE CASTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 21, 1910.

Patented July 15, 1913.

.taoo stat/ airer HEINRICH DEGENER, OF BERLIN, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO MERGENTHALER LINO- Specification of Letters Patent.

TYPE COMPA Y, A oosrona'rron or NEW YORK.

TYPE-SETTING Am) LINE-CASTING MACHINE.

Patented July 15,1913.

Origins-1' application filed Marchll, 1909, Serial ljQe'. 482345.- Ilivided and this application filed July 21, .1910. Seria1ENo 573t0737: 1

.To all whom z'zfmay COR-06772,.

Be it knowiithat I, HEINRICH DE E ER,"

of Germany, manager, having invented oer tain new anduseful Improvements in or 1 Relating to Type-Setting and Line-Casting- Machines, do hereby declare that the fol lowing is an exactspecification of. the same. This invention relates to a device for separating the matrices composed into a line from various magazines and bringing them back into the corresponding magazines, such as described in my United States application Serial No. 482845 of which this application is a division. The said application shows means for sorting the matrices after the line has been cast and the present application relates to other means for the. same purpose.

The accompanying drawings illustrate, by way of example, in Figures 15 a construction of the separating'mechanism for the matrices, namely Fig. 1 shows a crosssection through the sorting box, Fig. 2 is the same View after the pulling apart of the two portions of the box, Fig 3 is the plan of Fig. 1, Figs. 4 and 5 show each a perspective view'of the two kinds of matrices. Figs. 6-8 show another construction of the matrix separating mechanism, in which, Fig. 6 is a cross-section through the sorting box, Fig;.. 7 side elevation of one half of the same and Fig. 8 the corresponding plan- According to the means for separating the matrices, shown in Figs. 1-5, the matrices are provided with recesses 50 below the recesses 20 by meansof which the matrices engage with the bars receiving them, In one kind of matrices the two recesses are on the face of the type and in the second on the back. For the purpose of sorting the matrices are pushed into a box consisting of two parts 51 and 52 which are opened in any suitable way for instance as shown in Figs. 11 and 12 in the application mentioned. Each of these parts is provided win: a projection or sorting bar 53, provided with a sharpened portion or point facing the pushing-in point. The width of the box between each lateral wall and the front edge of the projection 53 corresponds, in the closed position of the box, to the width of OHGIIlflt-liii. On thematricesbeing. .p ushedinto the box, the oblique or cam portions 543 on the projection 53, engage with the grooves 50 of the matrices and "push those matrices which have no groove on that side, to the other side. The two kinds. of matrices are thus, pushed laterally apart to the extent col-responding to the height of the projection 5 '3. In being further pushed into the box, the sorted kinds of matrices e'ngage withtheir recess 20 with the receiving bars 27, 28, this being now possible, owing to the lateral movementgof the matrices. It is, however, also possible to leave out the bottom recesses 50 p on the matrices and to push them apart by means of the upper grooves 20. This construction is shown in. Figs. 6-8. The receiving bars 27, 28 are provided in this case in the beginning with outward oblique portions or bevels 61--the front beading 62 be ing omitted the said oblique portions takin}; the place of the sharpened portions 5% of the preceding construction. As the grooves 20 of the two kinds of matrices are arranged on different sides, the pushing apart'and therefore the'sortin'g of the matrices willtake place on,the matrices being pushed into the box, "owing-tothe engagement ofthe bar portions61'withthe said grooves. The sorting of. the'- matrices' is completed as soon as the matrices have reached .the portion of the receivihg bars 27, 28 provided with a beading. They 'are then -at..once pushedon the said bars and after that has been done, the pulling. apart of the two portionsof the box can be effected in the ordinary'manner, for instance as shown in Figs. and 8 of the application mentioned. The matrices are thereuponpushed on the sorting bars 17 and 18 and distributed in the well known manner.

Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention and in what manner the same is to be performed. what I desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a matrix setting and line casting machine in combination several fonts of matrices, the'matrices of each font adapted 'line into diiferent fonts and a distributing mechanism containing receiving bars, one for each font of matrices, engaging With matrix recesses and distributing bars, one for each font of matrices, said sorting mechanism acting with said beveled surfaces upon the side faces of the matrices thereby separating them so that recesses of the matrices on the opposite side are enabled to engage with the receiving bars.

2. In a matrix setting and line casting machine in combination several fonts of matrices, the matrices of each font adapted to be stored in a sepaiate i. agazine and being provided with recesses on the opposite sides, a sorting mechanism dividing the matrix line into different fonts and a distributing mechanism containing receiving bars, one for ach font of matrices, engaging with matrix recesses and distributing bars, one for each font of matrices, said sorting mechanism containing beveled surfaces acting upon the side faces of the matrices and entering recesses of the matrices on the side opposite to said side faces, thereby separating the matrices.

In a matrix setting and line casting ma.- ehine comprising a plurality of fonts of matrices and font distributing mechanism, the matrices of each font adapted to be stored in a separate magazine and being formed with recesses, bars to divide the matrix line into different fonts, the said bars consisting of receiving bai s, one for each font of matrices, to engage with the matrix recesses, and of sorting bars, one for each font of matrices, the said receiving bars being formed as continuations of the said sortlng oars.

a. In a matrix setting and line casting machine comprising a plurality of fonts of matrices and font distributing mechanism, the matrices of each font adapted to be stored in a separate magazine and being formed with recesses, bars to divide the matrix line into different fonts, the said bars 5 consisting of receiving bars, one for each font of matrices, to engage with the matrix recesses, and of sorting bars, one for each font of matrices, the said receiving bars being headed and being provided at their front 5 ends with outward oblique portions or bevels, the said beading being omitted on said oblique portions, and thus constituting the sorting bars. I p

5. In a typographical composing machine comprising font distributing mechanism, the combination of a plurality of sorting devices formed with beveled surfaces and a plurah ity of distributing devices provided with matrix receiving means, the corresponding beveled surfaces and matrix receiving means being located horizontally opposite to each other, and the said beveled surfaces acting to move matrices of different fonts toward and into engaging position with the corre- '35 spending receiving means.

6. In a typographical composing machine comprising font distributing mechanism, the combination of a plurality of sorting devices formed with oppositely located beveled surfaces and a plurality of distributing devices provided with oppositely located matrix receiving means, the corresponding beveled surfaces and matrix receiving means being located horizontally opposite to each other, and the said beveled surfaces acting to move matrices of diiferent fonts in opposite directions toward and {into engaging position with the corresponding receiving means.

In witness whereof I hate hereunder set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

HEINRICH DEGENER.

\Vitnesses: v

Tlnxnr HAsrnn, Voter-nun Hanrr.

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